Section 2. News report. Miami has become a dangerous place.
Dade County, Florida, which includes the city of Miami, is a dangerous place to be these days, that according to a Miami Herald poll released this week.

The survey reports that 42% of people interviewed or their family members have been victims of burglary, robbery or assault in the past five years.

Almost one half say they need guns to feel safe in Dade County, although most people won't say whether they do own weapons.

The Herald conducted the survey in the wake of a widely publicized booby trap killing, in which a store owner killed a would-be burglar. And now the poll suggests a lot more people want to take law into their own hands. Herald reporter Andre Vicluchee has been covering the story.

The one part I think that that was a little surprising was the number of people who feel that it is okay to shoot, to kill an intruder that comes into your house.

We found 63% feel that they should have the right to kill an intruder in their house. Whether or not the person is armed or not only if... Whether they know or not if the person is armed.

It surprised us, we figured there would be something of a hard-line attitude out there. But this was probably above what we expected.

Well, it seems though, that people are perceiving at least in Dade County that crimes are really in bad situation that they are willing to do something about it with violence.